News tagged with ultrasonic beam
Mystery of bat with an extraordinary nose solved
A research paper co-written by a Virginia Tech faculty member explains a 60-year mystery behind a rare bat's nose that is unusually large for its species. The findings soon will be published in the scientific ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Sonic screwdriver tightens up fundamental physics
When the scriptwriters for Doctor Who imagined a futuristic device, they came up with the Sonic Screwdriver. Now a team of physicists at the University of Dundee have taken equipment designed for MRI-guided focused ultrasound ...
Apr 20, 2012 |
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The world's first sterilizable flexible organic transistor
An international research team has succeeded in manufacturing on a polymeric film the world’s first flexible organic transistor that is robust enough under high temperature medical sterilization process. ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Bats show ability to change their ear shapes, making their hearing more flexible
In about 100 milliseconds, horseshoe bats can alter his ear shape significantly in ways that would suit different acoustic sensing tasks. A blink of the eye takes two to three times longer.
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Physicists localize 3-D matter waves for first time (w/ video)
University of Illinois physicists have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how three-dimensional conduction is affected by the defects that plague materials. Understanding these effects is important ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Lightning-fast materials testing using ultrasound
For years, ultrasound has proven to be a valuable tool in non-destructive materials testing. However, the demands of modern production conditions are increasing all the time. Researchers at Fraunhofer have ...
Apr 01, 2011 |
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A guide star lets scientists see deep into human tissue
Astronomers have a neat trick they sometimes use to compensate for the turbulence of the atmosphere that blurs images made by ground-based telescopes. They create an artificial star called a guide star and ...
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Study gathers comprehensive wind info to improve renewable energy
Meteorological equipment typically used to monitor storms could help power grid operators know when to expect winds that will send turbine blades spinning, as well as help them avoid the sudden stress that ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Doctor Who's trusty invention is anything but sci-fi
Television's favourite Time Lord could not exist without his trusty sonic screwdriver, as it's proved priceless in defeating Daleks and keeping the Tardis in check. Now Doctor Who's famous cure-all gadget could become a reality ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Professor uses ultrasound to treat Alzheimer's
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical engineer Elisa Konofagou and her team are on the brink of uncovering a new, potentially groundbreaking use for ultrasound: the ability to temporarily open up the natural barrier ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Physicists prove Einstein wrong with observation of instantaneous velocity in Brownian particles
A century after Albert Einstein said we would never be able to observe the instantaneous velocity of tiny particles as they randomly shake and shimmy, so called Brownian motion, physicist Mark Raizen and his ...
May 20, 2010 |
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